tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post2924500257148317081..comments2024-03-29T09:08:56.746-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: A heartbreaking look at temporarily closed East Village businessesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-23885644522021010172020-03-20T02:59:50.956-04:002020-03-20T02:59:50.956-04:00Sad to see, havent been able to walk around and ex...Sad to see, havent been able to walk around and experience the visual devastation. Grateful for the blooming buds in Tompkins square park. lasirenanychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03952821538238064406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-82650957779392278862020-03-20T01:26:37.466-04:002020-03-20T01:26:37.466-04:00Noticed the boarding up in midtown as well.Noticed the boarding up in midtown as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-53624069440849112862020-03-20T01:25:51.479-04:002020-03-20T01:25:51.479-04:00Many commercial landlords are big companies and co...Many commercial landlords are big companies and corporations which are better off by using empty stores as a tax write off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-9342834454759690682020-03-19T13:09:01.023-04:002020-03-19T13:09:01.023-04:00The good news is that we are past peak rents. The ...The good news is that we are past peak rents. The market is now going to force rents down to earth.Al Cabalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17013753180559845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-38545566466777307332020-03-19T13:00:36.962-04:002020-03-19T13:00:36.962-04:00Maybe covering the windows is a suggestion from th...Maybe covering the windows is a suggestion from their insurers? Certainly business insurance companies are sending out information on prepping under these conditions..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-77403020079559966732020-03-19T11:09:45.869-04:002020-03-19T11:09:45.869-04:00i agree. Many of these places will never open up ...i agree. Many of these places will never open up again. The paper on the doors is a sign of no more and goodbye. Fuck. This is all too sad to bear right now. :( Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-677975732268435372020-03-19T10:22:52.107-04:002020-03-19T10:22:52.107-04:00I think that and the bar owners want to make it pl...I think that and the bar owners want to make it plain they are CLOSED. This is a disaster. <br /><br />it would take 30 seconds to smash the windows, grab some booze and be gone. Unless they clear out the street people now we're going to start seeing some bad shit. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-41330192946323890972020-03-19T09:09:50.447-04:002020-03-19T09:09:50.447-04:00lord papaya dog too?lord papaya dog too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-46100857932551309972020-03-19T09:03:38.124-04:002020-03-19T09:03:38.124-04:00This current situation gives us proof that our nei...This current situation gives us proof that our neighborhood can be more than just a bunch of restaurants, bars and clubs. Landlords will feel the pain more than ever as several of these places will never re-open. That means more empty storefronts. Those fronts already empty for years will continue to be empty much longer now. Perhaps landlords will finally come to understand that it is their greed for enormously high commercial rents are nothing but pipe dreams that cause them to lose money year after year after year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-28901797985045923822020-03-19T08:53:15.505-04:002020-03-19T08:53:15.505-04:00Why board up / cover the windows? Concerned about...Why board up / cover the windows? Concerned about break ins?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com